UN chief names Cindy McCain to run World Food Programme

Mar 3, 2023 3:44 PM PHT

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UN chief names Cindy McCain to run World Food Programme

NEW WFP CHIEF. US President Joe Biden stands with Cindy McCain, widow of Medal of Freedom recipient and late US senator John McCain, as he awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in (posthumous) honor of Senator McCain during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, on July 7, 2022.

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US President Joe Biden nominated McCain to head the WFP, a job traditionally held by an American

UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Thursday, March 2, that Cindy McCain, widow of the late US Republican senator John McCain, will lead the UN World Food Programme.

McCain is currently the US ambassador to the United Nations agencies for food and agriculture. She will replace David Beasley, a former Republican governor from South Carolina, who steps down after six years in the role.

McCain’s appointment was made jointly by Guterres and the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Qu Dongyu, a former vice minister of agriculture and rural affairs in China.

US President Joe Biden nominated McCain to head the WFP, a job traditionally held by an American. She backed Biden in his campaign against former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

The US is the largest contributor to WFP, giving more than $7 billion in 2022. – Rappler.com